Zoroastrianism
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Summary
Zoroastrianism is a religion[1]. Zoroastrianism ranks in the top 0.72% of religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,031 views/month, #1 of 139).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: India[3], Iran[4], Kurdistan Region of Iraq[5], United States[6], Uzbekistan[7], Canada[8], Tajikistan[9]
- Instance of: tradition[10]
- Official language: Avestan[11]
- Main regulatory text: Avesta[12]
- Founder: Zoroaster[13]
- Named after: Zoroaster[14]
- Subclass of: dualistic cosmology[15]
- Part of: Aryan religion[16]
- Commons category: Zoroastrianism[17]
- Foundational text: Avesta[18]
- Significant event: Muslim conquest of Persia[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zoroastrianism[20]
- Commons gallery: Zoroastrianism[21]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Zoroastrianism[22]
- OpenStreetMap tag: religion=zoroastrian[23]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26]
- Topic has template: Template:Zoroastrianism sidebar[27]
- Has characteristic: monotheism[28], dualistic cosmology[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[30], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Zoroastrianism[32], WikiProject Religion[33], WikiProject Iran[34], WikiProject Ancient Near East[35], WikiProject Western Asia[36]
Why It Matters
Zoroastrianism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Zoroastrianism is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Zoroastrianism has been cited as an influence by Baháʼí Faith[39], a new religious movement[40], founded in 1863[41]; Manichaeism[42]; Mithraic mysteries[43], a Greco-Roman mysteries[44], in Ancient Rome[45]; and Rodnovery[46], a new religious movement[47], in Poland[48].
FAQs
Who did Zoroastrianism influence?
Zoroastrianism has been cited as an influence by Baháʼí Faith[39], Manichaeism[42], Mithraic mysteries[43], and Rodnovery[46].